JP2002239122A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve interest in a game by enabling a change of selection probability of a previous notice presentation. SOLUTION: In a program executed on a display control board, a lot is executed in each updated display of identification information on the basis of the predetermined selection probability according to the kind of a command outputted from a game control board and inputted to the display control board to select whether the previous notice presentation is executed or not. Thereby, when executing the previous notice presentation, control changing a previous notice selection table for selecting which previous notice selection is executed can be executed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a pachinko gaming machine and the like. Specifically, it includes a variable display device whose display state can be changed, and can be controlled to a specific game state advantageous to the player on condition that the display mode of the variable display device is a predetermined specific display mode. Related to gaming machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A game machine of this type, which has been generally known, includes a variable display device capable of updating and displaying identification information, such as a pachinko game machine. Some display modes can be controlled to the big hit condition on condition that the display mode becomes, for example, "777".

In such a gaming machine, a jackpot announcement effect for notifying a player of a big hit in advance or a reach announcement effect of notifying a player in advance of a reach state is performed. .

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned gaming machine, the advance selection for deciding whether or not to perform the advance effect and, when performing the advance effect, determining what kind of advance effect is to be performed. Probabilities were fixed. Therefore, if the player continues the game with the same gaming machine for a long period of time, it becomes possible to predict the appearance frequency of the notice effect, and the game lacks the interest of the game.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which the interest of a game is improved by enabling a change in a notice selection probability. .

[0006]

Specific Examples of Means for Solving the Problems and Their Effects
(1) It includes a variable display means (variable display device 8) whose display state can be changed, provided that the display result of the variable display means is a predetermined specific display result (for example, “777”). A gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine 1) which can be controlled to a specific gaming state (big hit state) advantageous to a player, wherein a gaming control means (gaming control board 31) for controlling the progress of the gaming; Display control means (display control board 80) for controlling the display state of the variable display means, wherein the game control means executes a command (variation start command) in accordance with the establishment of a variable display start condition for changing the display state of the variable display means. ) Can be output, and the display control means variably displays the variable display means based on a command output from the game control means to derive and display the display result. And a display result derivation control means (the command analysis processing in FIG. 19) capable of performing the above-mentioned operation and a predetermined display mode (big hit display mode and reach display mode) determined on the variable display module in advance. And a notice effect control means (display control process processing of FIG. 20 <especially, a pattern change processing of FIG. 26>) capable of executing a notice effect of notifying a player in advance of the predetermined display mode, The announcement effect control means selects whether or not to execute the announcement effect, based on a selection probability predetermined according to the type of the input command (FIG. 2).
When the predetermined condition is satisfied (SG02 in FIG. 23), the selection probability change control for changing the selection probability (SG04 in FIG. 23 and SG04 in FIG. 23) together with the jackpot announcement selection process of FIG. 4 and the reach announcement selection process of FIG. SG08) can be performed.

According to the above configuration, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, it is possible to execute the selection probability change control for changing the selection probability for selecting whether or not to execute the announcement effect. Since the appearance frequency of the notice effect can be changed, the interest of the game is improved.

(2) When the predetermined condition is satisfied (YES in SG02 of FIG. 23), it is determined by lottery whether or not to execute the selection probability change control (FIG. 23).
SG04 and SG08).

According to the above arrangement, whether or not the selection probability is changed becomes random, so that the interest of the game is improved.

(3) A plurality of types of the announcement effects are defined (see FIGS. 10 to 14), and the announcement effect control means selects any one of the plurality of types of announcement effects based on the selection probability. It is determined whether or not to execute a notice effect (SG04 to SG11 in FIG. 23).

[0011] According to the above arrangement, since which of the announcement effects is to be executed at random, the interest of the game is improved.

(4) The predetermined display mode is the specific display result (FIGS. 12 to 14).

[0013] According to the above configuration, the player can continue the game by expecting the particular display mode by the notice effect, so that the interest of the game is improved.

(5) The predetermined display mode is a reach display mode (FIGS. 10 and 11).

According to the above configuration, the player can continue the game by expecting the reach display mode by the notice effect, so that the interest of the game is improved.

(6) The predetermined condition is satisfied at a timing related to the variable display of the variable display means (YES in SE01 in FIG. 21 and execution of the variable display operation setting process in FIG. 22).

According to the above configuration, the selection probability of the announcement effect can be changed at the timing related to the variable display, so that the selection probability can be changed relatively frequently, and the interest of the game is improved.

(7) The predetermined condition is satisfied at a timing related to the specific game state.

According to the above configuration, since the selection probability can be changed at a timing related to the specific game state, the playability can be changed at the timing of the game, and the interest of the game is improved.

(8) The predetermined condition is satisfied at a timing related to power-on of the gaming machine.

According to the above configuration, the selection probability can be changed at the timing related to the power-on of the gaming machine, so that the gaming ability can be changed every day.

(9) The notice selection probability is set to be changeable at a timing related to the power-on of the gaming machine (SO04 in FIG. 38), and the predetermined condition is displayed on the variable display of the variable display means. This is established at a related timing (YES in SO06 of FIG. 38).

According to the above arrangement, the predetermined condition is satisfied at a timing related to the variable display of the variable display means.
Since the timing at which the selection probability is changed becomes random, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of bias in the selection probability.

(10) The notice effect is performed using a predetermined character (FIGS. 10 to 14 and FIG. 33).
~ FIG. 35).

According to the above configuration, the announcement effect is performed using a predetermined character, so that the expression of the announcement effect can be diversified.

(11) The type of the character is changed in accordance with the change in the selection probability (FIGS. 10 to 14 and FIGS. 33 to 35).

According to the above arrangement, it is possible to easily understand that the selection probability has been changed by changing the type of the character.

(12) In the variable display means,
A plurality of types of identification information are updated and displayed, and the announcement effect is performed using a display mode of a background image of the identification information (see FIG. 36).

According to the above configuration, the notice effect is performed using the display mode of the background image, so that the expression of the notice effect can be diversified.

[0030]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, a pachinko gaming machine is shown as an example of a gaming machine, but includes a variable display device whose display state can be changed, and the display mode of the variable display device is a specific display mode. It is possible to apply to other gaming machines as long as the gaming machine can be controlled to a specific gaming state advantageous to the player under the condition of.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine 1 as an example of a gaming machine according to the present invention and a card unit 50 installed corresponding thereto.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 has a glass door frame 2 formed in a frame shape. On the lower surface of the glass door frame 2,
There is a hit ball supply tray 3. Below the hitting ball supply tray 3, a surplus ball receiving tray 4 for storing prize balls overflowing from the hitting ball supply tray 3 and a hitting operation handle (operation knob) 5 for firing a hitting ball are provided. A game board 6 is detachably mounted behind the glass door frame 2. A game area 7 is provided on the front of the game board 6.

In the vicinity of the center of the game area 7, a variable display device 8 having an image display area 9 is provided. A variable display device 10 is provided at an upper portion of the variable display device 8, and a start winning storage display device is provided at a lower portion. 18 are provided, respectively.

Further, below the variable display device 8, a starting electric accessory 15 constituting the starting winning opening 14 is provided, and a passing gate 11 for guiding a hit ball is provided on a side portion thereof. Further, below the starting winning port 14, a variable winning ball device 19 is mounted.

In the image display area 9 of the variable display device 8,
The three special symbols "left symbol", "middle symbol" and "right symbol" are variably displayed by scrolling from top to bottom. In this pachinko gaming machine 1, a total of 12 symbols of numeral symbols "1" to "9" and alphabetic symbols "A" to "C" are displayed as special symbols in common with the left middle right symbol. The special symbol is variably started based on the fact that the ball hits the starting winning opening 14 in the starting winning opening 14. In addition, various characters for enhancing the effect of the game are displayed in the image display area 9.

The hit ball that has entered the passing gate 11 on the side of the variable display device 8 is detected by the gate switch 12 and then guided to the starting winning port 14 through the ball exit 13. When a hit ball is detected by the gate switch 12, the normal symbol stopped and displayed on the variable display 10 variably starts. When the display result becomes a predetermined specific display result (for example, 7), the solenoid 16
Is excited, the starting electric accessory 15 constituting the starting winning opening 14 is opened for a predetermined period of time, and it is in a state where it is easy for a hit ball to win in the starting winning opening 14. If the ball has passed through the passage gate 11 during the variable display on the variable display 10, the passage is stored, and after the variable display on the variable display 10 ends and the fluctuation can be started again, The variable display 10 starts variably based on the passage memory. The upper limit of the passage memory is set to, for example, “4”, and the number of passage memories at the present time is displayed by a passage memory display (not shown).

The start winning ball entering the start winning port 14 is detected by the starting port switch 17. When a hit ball is detected by the starting port switch 17, the special symbol of the variable display device 8 is variably started. For example, when a hit ball is detected by the starting port switch 17 during the variable display of the special symbol, the starting winning is stored, and the variation of the special symbol is completed, and the variation can be started again. Then, the special symbol is variably started based on the starting winning memory. The upper limit of the start winning prize memory is set to, for example, “4”, and the current number of start prize memories is displayed on the start prize storage display 18. The start prize memory display 18 has four display units (LEDs)
Each time a start winning is stored, one additional LED is turned on. Then, one LED is turned off each time the variable display of the special symbol is started in the image display area 9.

The scrolling of each of the special symbols on the left, center, and right in the variable display device 8 is completed in the order of, for example, a left symbol, a right symbol, and a middle symbol, and the final display result is derived and displayed. As a result, the same type of symbols (for example, 111,
222 etc.) is stopped and displayed, a big hit occurs. When a big hit occurs, the solenoid 21 is excited and the opening / closing plate 20 is tilted to open the big winning opening of the variable winning ball device 19. As a result, the variable winning ball device 19 enters a first state that is advantageous for the player. The first state is terminated when the condition of the earlier of a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number of hits (for example, 10) is established, which is disadvantageous for the player. It is in the second state. The large winning opening is provided with a V count switch 22 for detecting a winning ball in a specific area (V pocket) and a count switch 23 for detecting a winning ball in a normal area other than the specific area. The hit ball that has entered the variable winning ball apparatus 19 in the first state is in the specific area (V
If the player wins the pocket and is detected by the V count switch 22, the opening / closing plate 20 is opened again after the end of the first state and the first state is reached. The repetition continuation control of the first state can be executed up to 15 times,
The game state in which the repetition continuation control is being executed is referred to as a specific game state (big hit state). In the repetition continuation control, a state in which the variable winning ball device 19 is in the first state is called a round. When the maximum number of times of execution of the repetition continuation control is 16, the variable winning prize ball device 19 can be set to the first state for 16 rounds from the first round to the 16th round.

In the case where the jackpot result displayed on the variable display device 8 is constituted by a predetermined positively-variable symbol slot, the probability of a jackpot occurring is improved as compared with the normal game state. The state changes to a probability fluctuation state. Hereinafter, a jackpot based on a probability variable symbol is referred to as a probability variable jackpot. A jackpot design other than the probable variable design is referred to as a non-probable variable design, and a jackpot of the non-probable variable design with a slotted pattern is referred to as a non-probable variable hit. When the probability change jackpot occurs, the state is controlled to the probability fluctuation state for a predetermined duration. Also, if the probability change jackpot occurs again during this period, the probability variation state is set again after the end of the specific game state associated with the second probability change jackpot.

Therefore, when the number of times the probability variable jackpot is not limited is not limited, the probability variation state may be repeatedly controlled for an extremely long time, and the special game state may excite the player's ambition too much. Will be.

Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, an upper limit is set for the number of times the probability variable jackpot is continuously generated during the probability fluctuation state in order to restrict the continuous control of the probability fluctuation state from being performed indefinitely. ing. And
If the display mode of the big hit is determined to be the non-probable variable big hit based on the upper limit number, the continuous control of the probability fluctuation state is forcibly terminated at that time. It is to be noted that the restriction to prohibit the big hit in the positive variation symbol is called an operation of a limiter.

The gaming board 6 is provided with a plurality of winning ports 24. Further, decorative lamps 25 that are lit and displayed during the game are provided around the left and right sides of the game area 7, and an out port 26 for collecting hit balls that have not won is provided below. In addition, two speakers 27 that emit sound effects are provided at upper left and right sides outside the game area 7. A game effect LED 28a and game effect lamps 28b and 28c are provided on the outer periphery of the game area 7. In this example, a prize ball lamp 51 which is turned on when a prize ball is paid out is provided near one speaker 27, and the other speaker 27 is provided.
Is provided near the end of the supply ball.

FIG. 1 also shows a card unit 50 that is installed adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1 and that enables lending of balls by inserting a prepaid card. The card unit 50 is provided with a card available indicator lamp 151, which indicates that the card unit 50 is ready for use.
The player is notified by lighting or flashing of 1. The card unit 50 is installed in a state where it is inserted between a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1 installed on a gaming machine installation island, and a connection stand direction display indicates which of the left and right gaming machines is connected. Is displayed by the display 153.

When the player inserts the prepaid card having the card balance recorded therein into the card insertion slot 155, the card balance recorded on the prepaid card is read. Next, when the player performs a predetermined ball lending operation, the balance for the lending unit amount set in advance is reduced, and the ball for the lending unit amount is supplied to the pachinko gaming machine 1 by a ball. Lent to plate 3.

The card unit 50 is provided with a fraction display switch 152. This fraction display switch 152
By pressing, information such as a card balance and an error code when an error occurs is displayed on an information display (not shown) provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1. In the figure, reference numeral 156 denotes a card unit lock, which is configured so that the front side of the card unit 50 can be opened by inserting a predetermined key into the card unit lock 156 and performing an unlocking operation.

Next, the structure of the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is an overall rear view showing a partial internal structure of the pachinko gaming machine having a card unit adjacent thereto.

On the back side of the gaming board 6 of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a mechanism plate 36 is provided. A ball tank 38 is provided on the upper portion of the mechanism plate 36, and the pachinko balls are supplied to the ball tank 38 from above with the pachinko gaming machine 1 installed on the gaming machine installation island. The pachinko balls in the ball tank 38 are supplied to the ball payout device through the guide gutter 39.
The image display area 9 is provided on the mechanism plate 36 via the relay board 30.
Display control unit 29 for controlling the display of the game, a game control board 31 covered with a board case 32 and equipped with a game control microcomputer and the like, the variable display control unit 2
Relay board 33 for relaying a signal between the game control board 9 and the game control board 31, and a prize ball board 3 on which a payout control microcomputer for controlling the payout of pachinko balls is mounted.
7 are installed. Further, on the mechanism plate 36, a hitting ball firing device 34 for firing a hitting ball into the game area 7 using the rotational force of a motor, a speaker 27 and a game effect lamp L
A lamp control board 35 for sending a signal to the EDs 28a, 28b, 28c is provided.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the gaming board 6 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as viewed from the rear. As shown in FIG. 3, on the back surface of the game board 6, a winning ball set cover 40 for guiding a winning ball winning each winning port and a winning ball device along a predetermined winning path.
Is provided. The winning ball guided by the winning ball collecting cover 40 is supplied to a winning ball processing device (not shown) for processing one winning ball. The winning ball processing device is provided with a winning ball detection switch 99 (see FIG. 4), and a detection signal of the winning ball detection switch 99 is sent to the game control board 31.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration of the game control board 31. FIG. 4 shows a game control board (also referred to as a main board) 31, a winning ball board 37, a lamp control board 35, a sound control board 70, a launch control board 91, and a display control board 80 as control boards.

The prize ball board 37, the lamp control board 35, the audio control board 70, the emission control board 91, and the display control board 8
The microcomputer 0 is equipped with a microcomputer or the like, and is provided with, for example, a CPU and an I / O port.

A ball payout device 97 and a card unit 50 are connected to the prize ball substrate 37. On the lamp control board 35, a variable display (variable display for ordinary symbols) 1
0, the game effect LED 28a, the prize ball lamp 51, the ball cutout lamp 52, and the game effect lamps 28b and 28c are connected. The operation control board 91 is connected to an operation knob (ball hitting operation handle) 5 and a drive motor 94 for driving a ball hitting hammer (not shown). The driving force of the driving motor 94 is adjusted according to the operation amount of the operation knob 5. The variable display device 8 (not shown) is connected to the display control board 80. The speaker 27 is connected to the audio control board 70.

The game control board 31 includes a basic circuit (game control microcomputer) 53 for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a game control program, and a switch circuit 5.
8, a solenoid circuit 59, a lamp / LED circuit 60
, An information output circuit 64, an initial reset circuit 65, and an address decode circuit 67.

The basic circuit 53 is a game control microcomputer, a ROM 54 for storing a game control program and the like, and a RAM 5 used as a work memory.
5. CP that performs control operation according to control program
U56, I / O port 57 included. The basic circuit 53 repeatedly executes the game control program stored in the ROM 54 from the top periodically (for example, every 2 msec).

The initial reset circuit 65 resets the basic circuit 53 when the power is turned on. Basic circuit 53
Initializes the pachinko gaming machine 1 in response to the initial reset pulse sent from the initial reset circuit 65. The address decode circuit 67 is a circuit that decodes an address signal given from the basic circuit 53 and outputs a signal for selecting one of the I / O ports 57.

The switch circuit 58 is a circuit that supplies signals from various switches to the basic circuit 53. The switch circuit 58 includes a gate switch 12, a starting port switch 17,
The V count switch 22, the count switch 23, and the winning ball detection switch 99 are connected.

The information output circuit 64 shows probability change information indicating that a probability change has occurred and a probability change state has occurred in accordance with data provided from the basic circuit 53, and indicates that a big hit has occurred and a specific game state has been established. This circuit outputs jackpot information and start winning information that indicates the occurrence of a start winning that is effectively used for the variable display of the image display area 9 among the starting wins to a host computer such as a hall management computer.

The solenoid circuit 59 includes the starting electric accessory 1.
5 is a circuit for driving a solenoid 16 for operating the movable piece 5 and a solenoid 21 for opening and closing the opening and closing plate 20 of the variable winning ball device 19 in accordance with a command from the basic circuit 53.

The lamp / LED circuit 60 is a decorative lamp 2
5 and a circuit for controlling the lighting and extinguishing of the start winning storage display 18.

A command, which is an example of command information, is transmitted from the game control board 31 to the prize ball board 37, the lamp control board 35, the voice control board 70, and the display control board 80.

The commands transmitted from the game control board 31 to the prize ball board 37 include a command as command information relating to payout control of prize balls and a command as command information relating to payout control of ball lending (for example, ball lending prohibition). Command, ball lending prohibition release command, etc.).

The command transmitted from the game control board 31 to the display control board 80 is a display control command,
Among the display control commands, the commands relating to the special symbol include a variation start command for starting the variation of the variable display device 8, a fixed symbol designation command for designating a fixed symbol (scheduled stop symbol), and a symbol for designating the end of the variation. There is a confirmation command and the like. This display control command is composed of MODE data and EXT data each consisting of one byte data.
It consists of a set of 2-byte data. MODE data is data indicating a command type such as a change start command and a fixed symbol designating command, and EXT data is MODE data.
This is data that specifically specifies a specific display control content of the command type indicated by the data.

The basic circuit 53 outputs a predetermined lamp control command to the lamp control board 35 based on the occurrence of a big hit or a winning. In the lamp control board 35, the lighting control of the electric decorative component based on the lamp control command is performed.

The basic circuit 53 outputs a predetermined voice control command to the voice control board 70 based on the occurrence of a big hit or a winning. The voice control board 70 controls to output a predetermined sound effect from the speaker 27 based on the voice control command.

The basic circuit 53 includes a winning ball detection switch 99.
The prize ball signal for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls is output to the prize ball substrate 37 based on the detection signal of the start port switch 17, the detection signal of the V count switch 22, and the detection signal of the count switch 23. I do. In the prize ball substrate 37,
The ball payout device 97 based on the outputted prize ball signal
Is controlled to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls.

More specifically, for the winning prize winning in the big winning opening of the variable winning prize ball device 19, for example, 15 prize balls are paid out per winning prize, and the winning prize winning in the starting winning opening 14 is obtained. Is controlled such that, for example, six prize balls are paid out per one winning prize ball, and, for example, ten prize balls are paid out per one prize ball with respect to the other prize balls winning in the prize port 24.

In order to pay out such three kinds of premium balls, the game control board 31 performs a control operation as follows. When a detection signal is input from the starting port switch 17, the V count switch 22, or the count switch 23, the detection signal is used as payout number determination data to be used in determining the payout number of prize balls. Is temporarily stored internally for each payout number. Thereafter, if the detection signal from the winning ball detection switch 99 is input, it is determined by referring to the number-of-payouts determination data whether or not there was a detection signal from the start-up switch 17 before the input. Is the game control board 31 is the prize ball board 3
A prize ball command signal for instructing 7 to pay out the number of prize balls of “6” is output. On the other hand, if there is a detection signal from the winning ball detection switch 99 and if there is a detection signal from the V count switch 22 or the count switch 23 before that, the game control board 31 will display a prize ball of “15”. The number of award ball command signals is output to the award ball substrate 37. further,
When there is a detection signal from the winning ball detection switch 99, the start port switch 17, V switch 2
2. If no detection signal is input from any of the count switches 23, the game control board 31
A prize ball command signal for instructing the payout number of “0” to be paid out is output to the prize ball substrate 37.

The winning ball number signal sent from the game control board 31 to the winning ball board 37 is received by a payout control microcomputer (not shown) provided on the winning ball board 37. The payout control microcomputer is a ball payout device 9.
7 is controlled to pay out the number of winning balls specified by the winning ball number signal.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration in the display control board 80 together with a CRT 82 for realizing image display. Display control CP incorporating RAM 101a
U101 operates according to the program stored in the control data ROM 102, and performs display control when an INT signal (also referred to as a strobe signal or an interrupt signal) is input from the game control board 31 via the input buffer 105a in the input buffer circuit 105. CPU 101 enters the interrupt operation state and captures command data for display control. Then, display control of an image displayed on the CRT 82 is performed in accordance with the taken-in display control command data. Control data ROM
102 stores a plurality of types of data related to the variable display pattern for the reach announcement effect, the variable display pattern for the big hit announcement effect, and the like.

More specifically, the display control CPU 101
A command corresponding to the fluctuation start command data is given to the VDP 103. VDP 103 reads necessary data from character ROM 86. Then, the VDP 103 generates image data to be displayed on the CRT 82 according to the input data, and stores the image data in the VRAM 87. The image data in the VRAM 87 is R
The signals are converted into (red), G (green), and B (blue) signals (RGB signals), converted into analog signals by the D / A conversion circuit 104, and output to the CRT.

FIG. 5 shows a reset circuit 83 for resetting the VDP 103, an oscillation circuit 85 for supplying an operation clock to the VDP 103, a character ROM 86 for storing frequently used image data, and fluctuation start command data. An input buffer circuit 105 for input is also shown. The frequently used image data stored in the character ROM 86 is, for example, a person, an animal, or an image composed of characters, figures, or symbols displayed on the CRT 82.

The display control CPU 101 is a RAM 101 for storing a change start command data described later.
When a display control command is received from the game control board 31, control for moving and displaying a predetermined background or character on the screen in each variation pattern (effect pattern) is performed. The background and the character are switched at a predetermined timing.
These are also independently controlled by the display control CPU 101.

The input buffer circuit 105, to which the change start command is input on the display control board 80 side, allows signal transmission only in the direction from the game control board 31 to the display control board 80. Irreversible input means that does not transmit a signal from the game control board 31 to the game control board 31 side. As an input buffer 105a constituting the input buffer circuit 105, for example, a general-purpose CMO
Two chips of 74HC244, which is an S-IC, are used.
A low level (GND level) is always applied to the enable terminal of the input buffer 105a. According to such a configuration, the game control board 3
1 can be reliably prevented from being given a signal. Therefore, the game control board 31 from the display control board 80 side.
There is no room for a signal to be transmitted to the side, and even if an unauthorized alteration is added to the transmission path of the change start command, the signal output by the illegal alteration will not be transmitted to the game control board 31 side.
For this reason, one-way communication of the signal between the game control board 31 and the display control board 80 is ensured, and an invalid signal (data) is input to the game control board 31 via the transmission path of the change start command, and the illegal control is performed. It is possible to reliably prevent an illegal act of performing a control operation. Further, since the irreversible input means is constituted by a buffer IC circuit, it is possible to relatively easily prevent the input of illegal information to the game control means.
Note that another circuit element such as an individual transistor may be provided as the irreversible input means.

Similarly, the output buffer circuit 63 to which the variation start command is output on the game control board 31 side allows the signal transmission only in the direction from the game control board 31 to the display control board 80, but the display control board 31 This is an irreversible output interface that does not transmit signals from the 80 side to the game control board 31 side. Therefore,
There is no room for a signal to be transmitted from the display control board 80 to the game control board 31. Even if an unauthorized modification is added to the transmission path of the display control command, the signal output by the unauthorized modification is transmitted to the game control board 31 side. There is no.

FIG. 6 shows the basic circuit 5 on the game control board 31 side.
FIG. 3 shows various random counters used for game control. FIG. 6 shows random 1 and random 2 (2-1, 2).
2-2, 2-3) and random 3 are shown.

Random 1 is a big hit determination random counter used to determine whether or not the result of the variable display of the special symbol based on the start memory when there is a start memory is a big hit. This random counter 1 is incremented by one every timer interrupt (specifically, 2 msec), added and updated from 0, added and updated to its upper limit of 300, and then added and updated again from 0.

Random 2 (2-1, 2-2, 2-3)
If the result of the variable display of the special symbol based on the extracted value of the random 1 is determined to be a big hit, the big hit symbol is determined, and the result of the variable display of the special symbol based on the extracted value of the random 1 is determined. Is a random symbol for determining a stopped symbol used to determine the type of a lost symbol when it is determined to be a symbol.

The random 2-1 is used for determining the big hit symbol and the left symbol. When the random 2-1 is added from 0 and added to its upper limit of 11, it is added again from 0. Random 2-2
Is a random symbol for medium symbol determination, which is added from 0 and added from 0 again when it is added to its upper limit of 11. Random 2-2 is incremented by one at every carry of random 2-1. Random 2-3 is a random counter for determining the right symbol, which is added from 0, added to its upper limit of 11, and then added from 0 again. Random 2-3 is 1 for each carry of Random 2-2
Are added.

Random 3 is a random counter for determining the type of the display variation mode by the image display area 9. The random counter is added and updated from 0, added and updated to its upper limit of 99, and then added and updated from 0 again. You. This random number 3 is incremented by 1 every timer interrupt, that is, every 2 msec, and every time the interrupt processing is left.

FIG. 7 shows the basic circuit 53 to the display control board 8.
9 is a table storing a correspondence between command data transmitted to 0 and an extracted value of a random 2 counter. The table in FIG. 7 is stored in the ROM 54 in the basic circuit 53.

The command data is composed of two-byte data. The MODE data is composed of the upper one byte, and the EXT data is composed of the lower one byte. The MODE data is data for roughly specifying what the command data instructs.
The EXT data is data for specifying the specific contents of the command.

In the table of FIG. 7, the MODE data and the EX
It is configured to be able to look up T data. According to the extracted value of the random 2-1 described above, FIG.
Is looked up, the MODE data becomes 90H. When this table is looked up according to the random 2-2 extraction value, the MODE data becomes 91H. When this table is looked up according to the extracted value of random 2-3, the MODE data becomes 92H.

When the extracted values of random 2-1 to random 2-3 are, for example, "0", the EXT data is 00H, and when the extracted value is "1", the EXT data is 02H.
When the extracted value is “11”, the EXT data is 0
BH. Therefore, for example, when the extracted value of random 2-3 is “5”, the display command is 91H
It becomes 0AH.

When the EXT data is 00H to 0AH, the pattern becomes a non-probable variable symbol. On the other hand, EXT data is 01H ~
In any of the cases of 0BH, a positively-variable design is obtained. This probability change refers to a state in which the occurrence probability of the above-described big hit state is improved. When the specific display mode in the big hit state is stopped and displayed in the image display area 9 and it is a probable change symbol, the probability change state (probability change state) in which the occurrence probability of the big hit is improved after the end of the big hit control. Become.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the display time and the variable display pattern of the variable display of the variable display device 8 specified by the change start command. In the change start command, the MODE data is “80H” and the EXT data is “01H”, “02H”, “03H”... “31H” in each of the numbers 1, 2, 3,.
"32H", and the variable display time of the variable display device 8 corresponding to each number is T1, T2, T3,.
9, T50, and the variable display patterns corresponding to the respective numbers are “normal fluctuation deviation”, “reach A deviation”, “reach A deviation”... “Reach F deviation”, “reach F deviation”.

The change start command shown in FIG. 8 is output from the game control board 31 to the display control board 80. In the display control board 80 that has received the change start command, the input variable display time and the variable display pattern are determined in advance based on the selection probabilities of the notice effects determined in advance according to the type of the change start command that can specify the variable display pattern. It is possible to cause the variable display device 8 to perform an advance announcement effect for informing the display content such as the reach or the big hit of the variable display device 8 in advance from among a plurality of predetermined announcement effects. Then, when a predetermined condition is satisfied (such as reception of a command transmitted from the game control board 31), the display control board 80 selects control for changing the notice selection probability and control for not changing the notice selection rate. It is possible to do it.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the display control random numbers used for switching the notice selection table and selecting the notice effect performed by the display control board 80. In FIG. 9, the random number for switching the notice selection table is used to determine whether to switch the currently set reach notice selection table or big hit notice selection table to another notice selection table. 200. The reach announcement random number is used to determine whether or not to perform the reach announcement effect in the reach announcement effect and to select the content of the reach announcement effect, and the count range is 0 to 99.
It is. The reach prediction selection table selection random number is used to select the reach prediction selection table to be switched when the reach prediction selection table set in the preview selection table switching process is switched, and the count range of the random number is 0 to 0. 4. The random number for the jackpot notice is used to determine whether or not to perform the jackpot notice effect and to select the content of the jackpot notice effect, and the count range is 0.
~ 99. The random number for selecting the jackpot notice selection table is
It is used to select a big hit notice selection table to be switched, and its count range is 0-4.

In the random number generating means for generating the above random numbers, numerical values are sequentially updated within the count range. Then, the numerical value being counted is extracted by the extracting means for extracting the random number generated by the random number generating means, and whether or not to perform an effect depending on what range of the numerical value to be determined belongs to the extracted numerical value, or , What kind of effect is to be performed.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the reach announcement selection table A. In the reach announcement selection table A, a range of the extracted value of the reach announcement selection random number for selecting “no announcement effect”, “reach announcement effect 1”, and “reach announcement effect 2” for each variable display pattern is stored. For example, when a change start command indicating a variable display pattern of “normal change is lost” is input to the display control board 80, “no notice effect” is selected if the extracted value is within the range of 0 to 89. If the extracted value is in the range of 90 to 99, "reach notice 1" is selected, but "reach notice 2" is not selected. When a change start command indicating a change pattern of “A pattern out of reach” is input to the display control board 80, the extracted value is 0 to 4
If the extracted value is in the range of 50 to 98, “reach notice 1” is selected. If the extracted value is 99, “reach notice 2” is selected. Is selected. When the change start command per A-pattern reach is input to the display control board 80, if the extracted value is in the range of 0 to 49, "No notice effect" is selected, and the extracted value is in the range of 50 to 98. In this case, "reach notice 1" is selected, and if the extracted value is 99, "reach notice 2" is selected. Note that, as described above, the range of the extracted value of the reach announcement selection random number for selecting the reach announcement is different depending on whether the content of the variation pattern is a reach or a big hit, and the advance notice is given. The degree of reliability by which an effect is performed is set.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the reach announcement selection table B. In the reach announcement selection table B, similarly to the reach announcement selection table A, “no announcement effect” “reach announcement effect 1” for each variable display pattern
The range of the extracted value of the reach announcement selection random number for selecting “reach announcement effect 2” is stored. However, the range of the extracted value is different from that of the reach announcement selection table A for some commands. For example, when a change start command indicating a variable display pattern of “normal change is lost” is input to the display control board 80, “no notice effect” is selected if the extracted value is within the range of 0 to 89. If the extracted value is in the range of 90 to 99, "reach notice 1" is selected, but "reach notice 2" is not selected. When a change start command indicating a change pattern of “A pattern out of reach” is input to the display control board 80, if the extracted value is within the range of 0 to 49, “no notice effect” is selected and extracted. Value is 50 ~
If the extracted value is in the range of 75 to 99, "reach notice 2" is selected.
Is selected. When the variation start command per A pattern reach is input to the display control board 80, if the extracted value is in the range of 0 to 49, "No notice effect" is selected, and the extracted value is in the range of 50 to 74. In this case, “reach notice 1” is selected, and if the extracted value is within the range of 75 to 99, “reach notice 2” is selected. As mentioned above,
The difference between the range of the extracted values stored in the reach announcement selection table A and the range of the extracted values stored in the reach announcement selection table B is different. In the case where the selection is made using B, the degree of reliability due to the performance of the notice effect is set differently.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the big hit notice selection table A. In the big hit notice selection table A, a range of random numbers for selecting a big hit notice for selecting “no notice effect”, “big hit notice effect 1”, and “big hit notice effect 2” for each variable display pattern is stored. For example, when a fluctuation start command indicating a fluctuation pattern of “A pattern out of reach” is input to the display control board 80, “no notice effect” is selected if the extracted value is within the range of 0 to 89. If the extracted value is in the range of 90 to 98, "big hit notice 1" is selected, and if the extracted value is 99, "big hit notice 2" is selected. When the change start command per A-pattern reach is input to the display control board 80, if the extracted value is in the range of 0 to 49, "no notice effect" is selected, and the extracted value is 50 to 69.
Is selected, "big hit notice 1" is selected, and if the extracted value is 99, "big hit notice 2" is selected. In addition, as described above, depending on whether the content of the variation pattern is a big hit or not, the range of the extracted value of the random number for the big hit notice selecting the big hit notice is different, so that the notice effect is performed. Reliability is set.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the big hit notice selection table B. In the big hit notice selection table B, similarly to the big hit notice selection table A, “no notice effect”, “big hit notice effect 1” for each variable display pattern.
The range of the extracted value of the random number for the selection of the big hit notice for selecting “big hit notice effect 2” is stored. However, the range of the extracted value is different from that of the jackpot announcement selection table A for some commands. For example, when a change start command indicating a change pattern of “A pattern out of reach” is input to the display control board 80,
If the extracted value is in the range of 0 to 9, "No notice effect" is selected, and if the extracted value is in the range of 10 to 89, "Big hit notice 1" is selected, and the extracted value is 90 to 99. If it is within the range, "big hit notice 2" is selected. When the change start command per A pattern reach is input to the display control board 80, if the extracted value is in the range of 0 to 9, "No notice effect" is selected, and the extracted value is in the range of 10 to 59. In this case, "big hit notice 1" is selected, and if the extracted value is in the range of 60 to 99, "big hit notice 2" is selected. As described above, since the range of the extracted value stored in the big hit notice selection table A and the range of the extracted value stored in the big hit notice selection table B are different, the case where the selection is made using the big hit notice selection table A is as follows. In the case where the selection is made using the jackpot announcement selection table B, the reliability of the announcement effect is set differently.

FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the big hit notice selection table C. In the big hit notice selection table C as well as the big hit notice selection table A and the big hit notice selection table B, "no notice effect", "big hit notice effect 1", "big hit notice effect 2" for each variable display pattern.
The range of the extracted value of the random number for selecting a jackpot notice for selecting is stored. However, the range of the extracted value is different from that of the other jackpot announcement selection tables for some commands. For example, "A pattern reach out of reach"
Is input to the display control board 80, the extracted value is in the range of 0 to 99, that is, "No announcement effect" is unconditionally selected, and "Big hit announcement 1" is selected. "Big hit notice 2" is not selected. When the variation start command per A pattern reach is input to the display control board 80,
"No notice effect" is not selected, and the extracted value is 0
In the case of ~ 29, "Big hit notice 1" is selected,
If the extracted value is in the range of 30 to 99, "big hit notice 2" is selected. As described above, the range of the extracted value stored in the other big hit notice selection table and the range of the extracted value stored in the big hit notice selection table C are different.
When selected using other jackpot notice selection table,
In the case of selecting using the jackpot notice selection table C,
The reliability due to the performance of the notice effect is set differently.

In the above-described reach announcement selection table and the jackpot announcement selection table, the range of the extracted values of the random number for the jackpot announcement selection and the random number for the reach announcement selection also applies to the commands indicating other variation patterns not illustrated. Is stored.

As described above, the display control board 80 controls the variable display device 8 based on the change start command output from the game control board 31. In the display control board 80, the "reach announcement effect" and the "big hit""Announcementeffect" can be displayed. In addition, the display control board 80 selects the notice content from three types of “no notice effect” in addition to the “reach notice effect” and “big hit notice effect” with the probability stored in the notice selection table different for each variation pattern. Is possible. Therefore, it is prevented that the notice effect is diversified and the player is bored.

The contents of the notice effect are as follows. The “reach notice 1” is performed by an effect such that the dojo is displayed on a background where nothing is normally displayed, as shown in FIG. "Reach notice 2" is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the effect is usually such that an aura is displayed on a background where nothing is displayed. "Big hit notice 1" is shown in FIGS. 33 (b) and 34 (b).
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 35B, a character appears and a balloon of “hit” is displayed. "Big hit notice 2" is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 35 (a) or FIG. 35 (a), this is performed when a character appears and a balloon of "Let's hit" is displayed.

The following two reach announcement selection tables are prepared for each variation pattern. The first one is a reach notice selection table A, in which reach notice 1 appears with a high probability and reach notice 2 set as a premium appears with a very low probability. In the reach announcement selection table B, the reach announcement 1 appears at a lower probability than the reach selection table A, and the reach announcement 2 set as the premier appears at a considerably higher probability than the reach selection table A. It is.

The following three big hit announcement selection tables are prepared for each variation pattern. The first is a jackpot announcement selection table A, which is a normal mode. The second is
This is a low-reliability mode, which is a jackpot announcement selection table B, which has a higher probability of performing an announcement even if it is not a jackpot than the jackpot announcement selection table A. Big hit notice selection table C,
The notice is displayed only when a big hit occurs. This is a high-reliability mode in which a big hit always occurs if displayed.

In the lottery of the notice selection table, every time the variable display is started, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to change the notice selection table. It is determined by lottery. If a setting is made using a random number in the range of 0 to 200 and, for example, if the extracted value is 3 from the generated random number, the notice selection table is changed, the probability of changing the notice selection table is 1 / 2
It is about 01. In the initial state when the power is turned on, the notice selection tables are respectively set to A. That is, the reach announcement selection table A and the jackpot announcement selection table A are initialized. Furthermore, it is possible to change the character displayed at the time of the big hit notice according to the big hit notice selection table. In the big hit notice selection table A, a fighter is displayed as a character, in the big hit notice selection table B, a girl is displayed as a character, and in the big hit notice selection table C, an old man is displayed as a character.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a game control main process and an interrupt process executed by the basic circuit 53. In FIG. 15, (a) shows a game control main process, and (b) shows an interrupt process. This interrupt processing is executed, for example, once every 2 msec.

In the game control main process, first, a stack pointer is set in step S (hereinafter simply referred to as S) 1. This is a stack setting process for setting the designated address of the stack pointer. Next, initialization processing is performed in S2. In the initialization processing, it is determined whether or not the RAM 55 contains an error. If the error is included, processing such as initializing the RAM 55 and initializing various flags is performed. Further, in the initialization process, a process of setting a timer interrupt time (for example, 2 msec) that defines a timing at which an interrupt process described later is executed is set in the CPU 56. As a result, clocking for defining the execution timing of the first interrupt process after resetting due to power-on or the like is started. In the initialization process, various timers are set, and a process of outputting a sub-board initialization command for the display control board 80 and the like is performed.

Next, a display random number updating process for determining a fixed symbol (scheduled stop symbol) is performed in S3. In this pachinko gaming machine 1, the variable display device 8
Is determined based on a random number (count value of a random counter). This S3
Then, the display random number for determining the stop symbol is updated in such a manner. Next, in S4, it is determined whether or not there is a timer interrupt. If there is no timer interrupt, the process returns to S3, and the display symbol random number updating process is repeatedly executed in an infinite loop of S3 and S4.

On the other hand, the timer interrupt process is executed at every timer interrupt time (for example, 2 msec) specified in the initialization process, and the presence of the timer interrupt is set in S17, and in S1
8 performs an interrupt permission process. As a result, a determination of YES is made in S4, the process proceeds to S5, no timer interrupt is set, and the processes of S6 to S16 are executed. After the processing of S6 to S16 is executed, the control proceeds to S3, and since no timer interrupt is set in S5, the steps of S3 and S4 are repeatedly executed in an infinite loop. If the time of 2 msec elapses again in this state, YES is determined in S4 according to the setting of the presence of the timer interrupt by the timer interrupt processing, and the determination in S5 is made.
To S16 are executed.

In S6, the state of the gate switch 12, the starting port switch 17, the V count switch 22, the count switch 23, and the like is input to determine whether or not there is a prize for each prize port or the variable prize ball device. Is made. When a start winning is detected by the start opening switch 17, a start storage process is executed in this switch process. Specifically, when the start winning switch is detected by the start opening switch 17, the count value of the random counter for the big hit determination is extracted at that timing, and the extracted value is stored in the special symbol determination bank for the start storage. You. Thus, the starting memory is stored. The special symbol determination bank for starting storage is composed of four banks, bank 0 to bank 3, and up to four starting memories can be stored by these four banks. Therefore, if there is a memory in all banks when the start winning is detected, the starting winning is invalidated.

Next, error processing is performed in S7.
In this error processing, various abnormalities are diagnosed by a self-diagnosis function provided inside the pachinko gaming machine 1,
Processing such as generating an alarm if necessary according to the result.

Then, the flow advances to S8, where a random number updating process is performed. This is a process of updating each random counter indicating various random numbers for determination used in game control. Specifically, this is a process of updating a random 1 counter.

Next, the process proceeds to S9, where the display symbol random number is updated. This process is the same process as S3, and specifically, is a process of updating random 2-1, random 2-2, and random 2-3.

Then, the program advances to S10, where special symbol processing is performed. In the special symbol process, one of a plurality of types of processes is selected and executed according to the value of the special symbol process flag. Then, the value of the special symbol process flag is updated during each processing according to the gaming state. Next, a normal symbol processing process is performed in S11. In the ordinary symbol process, a corresponding process is selected and executed according to an ordinary symbol process flag for controlling the variable indicator 10 for ordinary symbols by a 7-segment LED in a predetermined order. Then, the value of the normal symbol process flag is updated during each process according to the gaming state.

Next, the process proceeds to S12, where special symbol command processing is executed. The special symbol command process is a process in which the basic circuit 53 transmits the above-described command data for special symbol display to the display control board 80. Next, the process proceeds to S13, where a normal symbol command process is executed. The normal symbol command process is a process in which the basic circuit 53 transmits command data for controlling the display of the variable symbol display 10 for the normal symbol by the 7-segment LED to the lamp control board 35.

Next, the flow proceeds to S14, where an information output process is performed. This information output process is a process of externally outputting the above-described probability change information, big hit information, and start information via the information output circuit 64. Next, the process proceeds to S15, where a solenoid output process is performed. This solenoid output process is a process for outputting a control signal for exciting the solenoids 16 and 21 to the solenoid circuit 59. Next, S16
Then, prize ball processing is performed. The prize ball process is a process in which the basic circuit 53 transmits a prize ball number signal and a prize ball enable signal to the prize ball substrate 37 to issue a prize ball payout command. After S16, the control proceeds to S3.

FIG. 16A is a flowchart showing the display control main process, and FIG. 16B is a flowchart for explaining the timer interrupt process. In the display control main process, an initialization process is performed in SA01. In this initialization process, all the stored contents stored in the RAM are erased. Next, in SA02, a random number update process is performed. In this random number update process, a display random number update process is performed.

Next, it is determined whether or not the timer interrupt flag is set in SA03. If the timer interrupt flag has not been set, the process returns to SA02, and further updates the random number. If the timer interrupt flag has been set, the process proceeds to SA04 to clear the timer interrupt flag, and the command analysis process is performed at SA05. Do. SA0
In the command analysis process of No. 5, a process of receiving a command transmitted from the game control board 31, analyzing what command it is, and setting a symbol to be displayed on the variable display device 8 is performed.

Next, at SA06, a display control process is performed. This display control process
As will be described later with reference to FIG. 20, processes such as a variable start command reception waiting process, a variable display operation setting process, a symbol variation process, an all symbol stop waiting process, and a big hit display process for displaying on the variable display device 8 are performed. Done. In (b) of FIG. 16, a timer interrupt process is performed and SA07 is executed.
, The timer interrupt flag is set. This timer interruption is performed every 33 msec. And
In SA08, the timer interruption is permitted, and the timer interruption processing ends. Note that the timer interrupt processing is performed in 33
It is performed once every msec.

FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining a reception command buffer storage area which is a storage area of the RAM 101a of the display control CPU 101 for storing commands transmitted from the game control board. Game control board 31
Each time the display control board 80 receives the command transmitted from the device, the received number counter is counted up from 0. When the command reception number counter is 0, the reception command buffer 1 is selected and the reception command is stored.

When the command reception number counter is 2, the reception command buffer 3 is selected and the reception command is stored. Further, when the command reception number counter is 10, the reception command buffer 11 is selected and the reception command is stored. Further, when the command reception number counter is 11, the reception command buffer 12 is selected, and the reception command is stored. As described above, the display control board 80 stores the buffer storage area, which is the storage area for receiving the received command, differently depending on the number of commands transmitted from the game control board 31. This reception command buffer can store up to 12 reception commands at the same time, and when a new command is received in a state where commands are stored in all storage areas from the reception command buffer 1 to the reception command buffer 12 Since the command reception number counter is counted up again from 0, the new command is overwritten from the reception command buffer 1 which is the storage area storing the oldest command to the reception command buffer 12 in order. It is a ring buffer that repeats.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining the command reception interrupt processing. This command reception interrupt processing is executed every time an INT signal for interrupting the display control main processing is input from the basic circuit 53 of the game control board 31 to the display control CPU 101 of the display control board 80. is there. In the command reception interrupt process, a process for reading the display control command transmitted from the game control board 31 is performed in SB01. Next, it is determined whether the read display control command is the first byte. In SB02, if the read display control command is the first byte command, the process proceeds to SB08, stores the received data in the reception command buffer indicated by the command reception number counter, and proceeds to SB09.

At SB02, if the read display control command is not the first byte command, the process proceeds to SB03 to determine whether or not the first byte has already been received. If the received command is not the command, the flow advances to SB08 to store the received display control command in the storage area indicated by the received number counter, that is, the received command buffer 1, and then to SB09.

If the process proceeds to SB03, the process proceeds to SB09 if the first byte data has not been received yet, but proceeds to SB04 if the first byte display control command has already been received. The received display control command is stored in the storage area indicated by “the value of the command reception number counter + 1”, that is, in the reception command buffer 2. Next, S
Proceed to B05, and set the value of the command reception number counter to “+”.
2 ". As a result, in the area where the next received display control command is stored, the first byte becomes the reception command buffer 3 and the second byte becomes the reception command buffer 4. Thereafter, in the next command reception interrupt processing, the value of the command reception number counter is incremented by +2, and the storage areas in which the first byte is stored become the reception command buffers 5, 7, 9, 11 in order. , The second byte is the reception command buffer 6, 8, 10, 12
Becomes

Next, in SB06, it is determined whether or not the command reception number counter is 12 or more. S
In B06, if the command reception number counter is not 12 or more, the process proceeds to SB09, but if the command reception number counter is 12 or more, the process proceeds to SB07 to clear the command reception number counter and then proceeds to SB09. Thereby, the 2-byte data as the fluctuation start command can be stored in the reception buffer until it is received six times, and the 2-byte data as the display control command received after the seventh time is replaced with the previously received fluctuation start command. It will be overwritten and memorized. Next, in SB09, an interrupt is permitted and the command reception interrupt process ends.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart for explaining a command analysis process performed on the display control board 80 to which a command output from the game control board 31 has been input. In the command analysis processing shown in FIG. 19, first, in SC01, it is determined whether or not there is a received command in the command receiving buffer. If there is no received command in the command receiving buffer in SC01, the command analysis process is terminated. In order to determine whether or not it is a design command of the left middle right symbol, or whether it is a symbol confirmation command,
Reads the received command.

Next, in SC03, it is determined whether or not the received command is a left symbol designating command. S
In C03, if the received command is the left symbol designating command, the process proceeds to SC04, where the symbol number is stored in the left stop symbol storing area. Then, in SC05, a valid flag (left) indicating that the symbol number of the left stop symbol is effectively stored in the left symbol storage area is set, and the process returns to SC01.

In SC03, if the received command is not the left symbol designating command, the flow advances to SC06 to determine whether or not the received command is the middle symbol designating command. If the received command is a medium symbol designating command, SC0
Then, the process proceeds to step S7, where the symbol number is stored in the middle symbol stop storage area. Then, in SC08, a valid flag (medium) indicating that the symbol number has been effectively stored in the middle symbol storage area is set in the middle symbol stop storage area, and the process returns to SC01.

In SC06, if the received command is not the middle symbol designating command, the flow advances to SC09 to determine whether or not the received command is the right symbol designating command. In SC09, if the received command is the right symbol designating command, the symbol number is stored in the right stop symbol storing area in SC10. Then, in SC11, a valid flag (right) indicating that the symbol number is effectively stored in the right stop symbol storage area is set, and the process returns to SC01.
If the received command is not the right symbol designating command in SC09, the SC12 determines what the received command is, sets the corresponding flag, and returns to SC01. That is, the flag corresponding to the variation start command is set if the command is the variation start command, and the flag corresponding to the symbol determination command is set if the symbol is the symbol confirmation command.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining the display control process. In the display control process, a change start command reception waiting process is performed in SD01. In the fluctuation start command reception waiting processing, it is confirmed whether or not a fluctuation start command (variation pattern command) capable of specifying the variable display time and the variable display pattern has been received by the command reception interrupt processing. Specifically, it is determined whether or not a flag indicating that the fluctuation start command has been received has been set. Such a flag is set when the received command stored in the received command buffer of the display control board 80 is a change start command (change pattern command).

In SD02, a variable display operation setting process is performed. In the variable display operation setting process, a variable display pattern is set in accordance with a variation start command (variation pattern command), and it is determined whether or not to perform a preview effect. Decides the type of notice production. Then, control is performed so that the change of the left and right middle symbols is started. Next, SD
In 03, a process during symbol fluctuation is performed. In the process during symbol fluctuation, the switching timing of each fluctuation state (fluctuation speed, background, character) constituting the fluctuation pattern is controlled, and the end of the fluctuation time is monitored. When a notice effect is performed, the timing is controlled. Also, stop control of the left and right symbols is performed.

In SD04, all symbols stop waiting processing is performed. In all symbol stop wait processing,
At the end of the fluctuation time, if a symbol confirmation command instructing to stop all the symbols has been received, display control (symbol confirmation control) for stopping the fluctuation of the symbols is performed. In addition, SD05
, A jackpot display control process is performed. In the big hit display control process, after the elapse of the fluctuation time, control for displaying a positively changing big hit or a normal big hit is performed.

FIG. 21 is a flow chart for explaining the process of waiting for a fluctuation start command. In the fluctuation start command reception waiting process, first, the display control CPU
101 instructs the start of the change of the three symbols in the middle left and right of the special symbol, and confirms whether or not a change start command capable of specifying the variable display time and the variable display pattern has been received (SE01). In SE01, if the change start command has not been received, the process of waiting for the change start command to be terminated is ended. However, if the change start command has not been received, the process flag is set to the variable display operation setting process in SE02. This ends the fluctuation start command reception waiting process. This change start command is one of the commands shown in FIG. Therefore, when a change start command capable of specifying the variable display time and the variable display pattern is received, the value of the display control process flag is changed to a value corresponding to the variable display operation setting process SD02.

When the special symbol is changed, the first command transmitted from the game control board 31 to the display control board 80 is a change start command. And then,
A command for designating a stop symbol for the left and right middle symbols is transmitted. Finally, a confirmation command for confirming the symbol is transmitted. They are stored in the command buffer.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining the variable display operation setting processing. As shown in FIG.
In the variable display operation setting process, in SF01,
A variable display pattern corresponding to the received command transmitted from the game control board 31 is set. Next, a notice selection table switching process is performed in SF02. The notice selection table switching process will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 23. The notice selection table switching processing is performed when the notice selection table in which the selection probability of the notice effect is stored is changed, and when the notice selection table is changed. This is a process for determining which advance selection table is to be selected from a plurality of types of predetermined advance selection tables.

Next, a big hit notice selection process is performed in SF03. The details of the jackpot notice selection process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
This is a process in which random numbers are extracted, and the type of a jackpot announcement effect is determined based on the extracted random numbers.

Next, a reach announcement selection process is performed in SF04. The details of the reach announcement selection process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
This is a process in which random numbers are extracted and the type of reach announcement effect is determined based on the extracted random number value.

Next, it is determined whether or not a reach notice is given (SF05). If it is determined in SF05 that the reach notification is to be made, the process proceeds to SF06, the reach notification start time timer is started, and the process proceeds to SF07.
Proceed to 07. In SF07, it is determined whether or not a big hit notice is given. SF0 if it is determined to give a big hit notice
Proceed to 8 to start the big hit notice start time timer, then proceed to SF09. If it is determined in SF07 that the big hit notice is not given, the process directly proceeds to SF09. In SF09, a character is set according to the big hit notice selection table designation flag.

Next, the variable display time timer for measuring the variable display time of the variable display device 8 is started in SF10. Next, in SF11, the variable display device 8 is set with the set variable display pattern and variable display time.
Starts a variable display for deriving and displaying a display result. Next, in SF12, the process flag is set to the symbol changing process, and then the variable display operation setting process is terminated.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart for explaining the notice selection table switching process. In the notice selection table switching process, a notice selection table switching determination random number is extracted in SG01. As shown in FIG. 9, the notice selection table switching determination random number is sequentially updated from 0 to 200. Next, in SG02, it is determined whether or not the notice selection table switching determination random number is a switching designation value. In SG02, if the random number for switching to the advance selection table determination is not the switching designated value, the preliminary selection table switching process ends, but if the random number for switching to the advance selection table determination is the switching specified value, that is, the switching process of the preliminary selection table If the condition for performing the lottery to determine whether or not to perform is established, a random number for selecting a reach announcement selection table is extracted in SG03 in order to perform the lottery. The reach announcement selection table selection random numbers are sequentially updated from 0 to 4 as shown in FIG.

Next, it is determined in SG04 whether the reach announcement selection table selection random number is designated A or B. If the reach announcement selection table selection random number is designated as A in SG04, the process proceeds to SG05, and the table A designated value is stored in the RAM 101a as a reach notice selection table designation flag, and then proceeds to SG07.
In G04, the random number for selecting the reach announcement selection table is B
If specified, the specified value of table B is stored in the RAM 101a as a reach notice selection table specification flag in SG06. Based on the flag indicating the table A designated value or the table B designated value stored in the RAM 101a, one of the reach announcement selection table A and the reach announcement selection table B shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is selected, and the reach is selected. A lottery is performed to determine whether or not to perform an advance announcement effect and, if a reach announcement effect is to be performed, to determine what reach advance effect is to be performed.

Next, a random number for selecting a jackpot announcement selection table is extracted in SG07. As shown in FIG. 9, the random numbers for selecting the jackpot notice selection table are sequentially updated from 0 to 4. Next, in SG08, if the random number for selecting a jackpot notice selection table is an A designated value, a table A designated value is stored in the RAM 101a as a jackpot notice selection table designation flag. Then, the notice selection table switching process ends. If the random number for the jackpot notice selection table selection is B, the process proceeds to SG10, where the table B designation value is stored in the RAM 101a as the jackpot notice selection table designation flag, and then the notice selection table switching process ends. If the random number for selecting the big hit notice selection table is determined to be C in SG08, the process proceeds to SG11, the table C specified value is stored in the RAM 101a as the big hit notice selection table designation flag, and then the notice selection table switching process is ended.

Based on the flag indicating the designated value of table A, designated value of table B or designated value of table C stored in the RAM 101a, the big hit notice selection table A, the big hit notice selection table B and the big hit notice table shown in FIGS. When one of the notice selection tables C is selected,
A lottery is performed to determine whether or not a jackpot announcement effect is to be performed and, if a jackpot announcement effect is to be performed, what kind of jackpot announcement effect to perform.

As described above, the notice selection table switching process shown in FIG. 23 is performed by the display control board 80. Therefore, in the progress of the game, the SG04 and SG08 determine whether or not the reach effect is to be performed and what the reach notice effect is. It is possible to change each of the table for determining whether to perform the jackpot effect and the announcement selection table for determining what the jackpot announcement effect should be, so that the reach announcement can be made. It is possible to improve the interest of the game by changing the appearance frequency of the effect and the jackpot notice effect. Also, SG02
As shown in (1), whether or not to switch the notice selection table is determined by the extracted random value, and whether or not to change the effect frequency is random, so that the interest of the game is improved. Further, since the probability of performing the jackpot announcement or the reach announcement is changed, the change of the type of the announcement is determined at random, and the interest of the game is further improved.

[0138] Further, in the notice effect, there is a notice of the reach effect, so that the player enjoys the game by expecting the appearance of the reach, so that the interest of the game is improved, and the notice effect has a big hit notice. Amusement of the game is improved by the player playing the game in expectation of a big hit.
The notice selection table switching process is performed during the continuation of the variable display, that is, the notice effect frequency is changed during the continuation of the variable display, so that the appearance frequency of the notice effect is frequently changed. Therefore, the interest of the game is improved.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart for explaining the big hit notice selection process. In the jackpot announcement selection process, first, in SH01, a jackpot announcement random number is extracted. As shown in FIG. 9, the random number for the jackpot notice is sequentially updated from 0 to 99. next,
In SH02, it is determined whether the big hit notice selection table designation flag is the A designated value, the B designated value, or the C designated value. If the big hit notice selection table designation flag is A designated value in SH02, SH03
Then, using the jackpot announcement selection table A, it is determined whether or not to execute the jackpot announcement effect, and if the jackpot announcement effect is to be executed, which jackpot announcement effect is to be executed. Then, the big hit notice selection process ends. In addition, if the big hit notice selection table designation flag is the B designated value in SH02, the process proceeds to SH04 to determine whether or not to execute the big hit notice effect using the big hit notice selection table B, and to execute the big hit notice effect. Determines which jackpot announcement effect to execute, and ends the jackpot announcement selection process. Further, if the big hit notice selection table designation flag is C designated value in SH02, SH
05, the jackpot announcement selection table C is used to determine whether or not to execute the jackpot announcement effect, and if the jackpot announcement effect is to be executed, determine which jackpot announcement effect to execute. The process ends.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart for explaining the reach announcement selection process. In the reach announcement selection process, a reach announcement random number is extracted in SI01. As shown in FIG.
Updating is repeated sequentially up to 99. In SI02, it is determined whether or not the reach notice selection table designation flag has the A designated value or the B designated value. If the reach announcement selection table designation flag is set to the A designated value in SI02, the process proceeds to SI03 and the reach announcement notice selection table A is used.
After the reach announcement effect is to be executed, and if a reach announcement effect is to be executed, the reach announcement effect to be executed is determined, and then the reach announcement selection process ends. If the reach announcement selection table designation flag is the B designation value in SI02, the process proceeds to SI04 to determine whether or not to execute the reach announcement effect using the reach announcement selection table B. After determining whether to execute the reach announcement effect, the reach announcement selection process ends.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart for explaining the symbol change processing. In the process during symbol fluctuation,
In SJ01, it is determined whether or not a reach notice start time timer for counting a standby time until the reach notice is started has timed out. That is, it is determined whether or not it is time to start reach notification. S
If the reach notice start time timer has timed out in J01, the process proceeds to SJ02 to start displaying a background image (see FIG. 36) for performing the reach notice. Then, the process proceeds to SJ03. If the reach notice start time timer has not timed out in SJ02,
Proceeding to 03, it is determined whether or not the jackpot notice start time timer has timed out. That is, it is determined whether or not it is time to give a jackpot notice. SJ
If the big hit notice start time timer has timed out in 03, the flow advances to SJ04 to start displaying a notice character (see FIGS. 33 to 35) for giving a big hit notice. If the big hit notice start time timer has not timed out in SJ03, the process proceeds to SJ05, and it is determined whether or not the variable display time timer has timed out. That is, it is determined whether or not it is time to end the variable display for deriving and displaying the display result. S
If the variable display time timer has timed out in J05, the process proceeds to SJ06, where the process flag is set to the all symbol stop waiting process, and then the symbol changing process is terminated.
If the variable display time has not timed out in J05, the symbol change processing ends.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart for explaining the all symbol stop waiting process. In the all symbol stop waiting process, first, in SK01, it is determined whether or not a decision command for stopping the left middle right symbol has been received. If no confirmation command has been received in SK01, the entire symbol stop waiting process is terminated as it is.
If the determination command has been received at 01, the process proceeds to SK02, and a determination symbol is displayed. Next, in SK03,
It is determined whether the confirmed symbol is a big hit symbol. SK
If the determined symbol is a big hit symbol in 03, the process proceeds to SK04, the process flag is set to the big hit display process, and then all symbol stop waiting processing is terminated. After the flag is set to the fluctuation start command reception wait processing, the all symbol stop wait processing ends.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart for explaining the big hit display process. In the jackpot display process,
First, in SL01, it is determined whether or not the big hit is a probability changing big hit accompanied by a probability variation state. If it is not a certain big hit in SL01, the process proceeds to SL03 and a display indicating that it is a normal big hit is made, and then goes to SL04.
The process proceeds to 02 and a display indicating that it is a probability change big hit is made, and then proceeds to SL04. In SL04, it is determined whether or not the big hit game has ended. If the big hit game is not finished in SL04, the big hit display process is finished as it is, but if the big hit game is finished in SL04, the process goes to SL05, the process flag is set to the fluctuation start command reception waiting process, and then the big hit display process is performed. finish.
The big hit game is a period during which the game is in a specific game state.

Next, the timing at which the reach announcement effect and the big hit announcement effect are performed will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 29 is a diagram for explaining the change start command, the symbol designating command, and the finalizing command received by the display control board 80 when the jackpot announcement effect is not performed. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment,
The change start command output from the game control board 31 is input to the display control board 80. Thereby, each of the left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol performs a scroll fluctuation such that the speed gradually increases in the period indicated by a.

Next, when a predetermined time has elapsed from the reception of the fluctuation start command, a symbol designating command is received, and all the symbols of the left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol have a constant variation speed in the period shown in b. Reach After the elapse of the predetermined period, the left symbol first has a scroll fluctuation such that the speed gradually decreases in the period indicated by c, and then the right symbol gradually slows down behind the left symbol. Scroll fluctuations occur, and finally the middle symbols also have scroll fluctuations in which the speed gradually decreases.

[0147] While the middle symbol is performing a scrolling movement that is gradually slowed down in the period indicated by c, the left symbol and the right symbol remain unchanged after the symbol stops updating only during the period indicated by d. A swing fluctuation is performed in which the display mode fluctuates. The swing fluctuation may be not only a simple swing of the design but also any change such as rotation, discoloration, reduction and enlargement, and blinking of the design as long as the design is not completely stopped. The switching timings of the change patterns of the left symbol, the right symbol and the middle symbol are all the same in FIGS. 29 to 32. Further, when the finalizing command is received, the final stop of the symbol is performed.

In FIG. 29, since the timing of the command when the jackpot announcement effect is not performed is shown, the character is not always displayed. However, as shown in FIG. 30, in the case of performing the jackpot announcement effect, the reach state is established when the right symbol changes from the scroll variation, which is gradually slowed, to the swing variation, and FIG. 33 to FIG.
5, a character described later is displayed.

When the effect of the reach announcement is not performed by the background image of the symbol, as shown in FIG. 31, the background image is displayed while the right symbol, the left symbol, and the middle symbol are changing. However, when the reach announcement effect is performed, as shown in FIG. 32, the period indicated by a in which the respective changing speeds of the left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol gradually increase, ends. When moving to the period shown in b,
At the stage where the fluctuation of the symbol is switched to the constant speed, a background image simulating a martial arts dojo, which will be described later with reference to FIG. It should be noted that the background image imitating this martial arts dojo is the same even if it is the aura shown in FIG.

FIGS. 33 to 35 are diagrams for explaining characters displayed for the jackpot announcement effect at the timing described in FIG. As shown in FIG. 33 (a), the character A is a fighter character and is not normally displayed. However, when performing a jackpot notice effect, as shown in FIG. In the case of "notice 1", "hit" is displayed by a balloon, and as shown in FIG. 33 (c), in the case of "big hit notice 2", "hit" is displayed by a blow.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 34, there is a case where a notice effect is performed using character B. In this notice, a girl character B appears as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 34B, in the case of "big hit notice 1", a big hit notice effect such as "hit" may be performed by blowing, and as shown in FIG. At the time of "big hit notice 2", a big hit notice effect like "hit" is performed by blowing.

In some cases, as shown in FIG. 35, an old man character C appears, and as shown in FIG. 35 (a), the old man character C appears. As shown, at the time of "big hit notice 1", a big hit notice effect is performed by the appearance of a balloon like "hit", and in "big hit notice 2", a big hit A preview announcement is made.

Characters A to C shown in FIGS. 33 to 35 correspond to the jackpot announcement selection tables A to C shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, respectively. The player decides whether or not to perform the jackpot announcement effect, and if he or she performs the jackpot announcement effect, the selection probability of performing the jackpot announcement effect is determined. The reliability can be determined.

FIG. 36 is a diagram showing a background image when a reach announcement is made using the background image. As shown in FIG. 36 (a), for example, a background image imitating a martial arts dojo appears as a background image of a scroll-displayed symbol, and a notice is given that the background image will reach the target. Further, as shown in FIG. 36 (b), a reach announcement effect may be performed when an aura appears as a background image of a scroll-displayed symbol.

As described above, the gaming machine of this embodiment is
By performing a notice effect using a character, expressions of the notice effect are diversified. In addition, in order to make the player recognize that the frequency of the notice effect has changed, the appearance frequency of the notice effect has been changed by changing the type of the character each time the appearance frequency of the notice effect changes. It is easier to recognize that. Furthermore, since the reach announcement effect is performed using the background image, the announcement effect is further diversified.

FIG. 37 is a diagram for explaining a jackpot display process according to a modification of the jackpot display process described above with reference to FIG. In the big hit display processing of the modification of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 37, first, in SN01, it is determined whether or not a probability change big hit indicating that a probability variation state is to be entered. If it is not a probability big hit in SN01, the process proceeds to SN03, a display indicating that it is a normal big hit is made, and then the process proceeds to SN04. If it is a probability variable hit in SN01, the process proceeds to SN02, a display indicating a probability variable hit is made, and then the process proceeds to SN04. Next, it is determined whether or not the big hit game has ended. That is, it is determined whether or not the specific gaming state has ended. If the big hit game has not ended in SN04, the big hit display process ends, but if the big hit game has ended in SN04, S
Proceeding to N05, the process flag is set to the fluctuation start command reception waiting processing, and then, in SN06, the notice selection table switching processing is performed. Then, the big hit display process ends. The change start command reception waiting process set in SN05 is the same as that described with reference to FIG. The notice selection table switching process described using SN06 is the same as the process described using FIG.

As described above, in the modification of the first embodiment,
The notice selection table switching process is also performed when the big hit game ends. Therefore, the switching of the notice selection table is performed more frequently, and the switching of the selection probability of the notice effect is further diversified.

Further, the switching of the notice selection table may be performed only when the big hit game ends. in this case,
The player can more easily recognize the switching timing of the notice selection table.

[0159] In the first embodiment and its modification, the announcement selection table for selecting the announcement effect is different between the reach announcement and the jackpot announcement, but the selection table for the reach announcement and the announcement of the jackpot announcement are different. The selection table may be the same notice selection table. In addition, the reach announcement effect may be such as to announce not only that it will be a reach but also that it will be a special reach (special reach). The jackpot notice is, in addition to the mere jackpot notice, a special value (such as the above-described probability fluctuation state, a state in which the variable display time per normal variable display 10 is shortened, etc.). ) May be added to give notice of a probability change jackpot or a time reduction jackpot. The predetermined condition for changing the notice selection table is set every time the variable display starts. For example, when the power of the gaming machine is turned on, the variable display is ended or the variable display is started a predetermined number of times (300 times). In such a case, when the big hit game as in the modification is completed, the game may be performed when a predetermined time has elapsed, or an arbitrary combination thereof. In the first embodiment and the modification, the characters to be displayed are made different depending on the type of the notice selection table. However, if the appearance timing of the character and the action of the character differ depending on the type of the notice selection table. In this case, the player may be notified that the selection probability of the announcement effect has been changed.

Also, whether or not the notice selection table is to be changed and which notice selection table to select are determined by a plurality of (two) lottery processes using different random numbers. Using one random number in the lottery process, whether or not to change the notice selection table and which notice selection table to select may be determined collectively. For example, a case where the above-mentioned lottery is performed using a random number of 0 to 300 can be considered. According to this example, if the extracted random number value is 0 to 297, no switching is performed. If the extracted random number value is 298, Table A is used. If the extracted random number value is 299, Table B is used. Is 300
Then, a switching method for switching to the table C is performed.

Also, an example has been described in which the notice selection table is randomly determined using random numbers in selecting the notice selection table. However, the notice selection table is arranged such that the notice selection table arranged in a predetermined order is sequentially looped. The setting may be made to be changed, and it may be configured such that only whether to change the notice selection table is determined by lottery. For example, when the current table is the table A and it is determined to be switched by the lottery, the table is switched to the table B. When the current table is the table B and it is determined to be switched by the lottery, the table is switched to the table C. When the table is the table C and it is determined that the table is to be switched by lottery, the table is switched to the table A.

Although a character is a person, it may be a tangible object such as an animal, a plant, or a car other than a person.
It may be an intangible object such as wind, fog, or a screen flash.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 38 and FIG.
Embodiment 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 38 is a flowchart for illustrating a flow when the power of the gaming machine according to the second embodiment is turned on. The gaming machine of the present embodiment is different from the gaming machine of the first embodiment only in the program portion shown using the following flowchart, and the configuration of the gaming machine and other program portions are the same as those of the first embodiment. Is used. In addition,
In the present embodiment, when the power is turned on, the notice selection probability A is set in advance, and immediately after the power is turned on, the selection probability of the notice effect is changed, and the first variable display is started. Is determined only at the stage of receiving the command of (1), when the advance selection probability is changed, and when the advance selection probability is changed, the advance selection probability is determined.

In the flowchart of the power-on flow according to the present embodiment, first, an initialization process is executed in SO01. This initialization process is an initialization process of the display control board 80 performed by an initialization command output from the game control board 31 when the power is turned on. In this initialization process, the display control CPU 10
All the contents stored in one RAM 101a are erased. Next, in SO02, an extraction random number is updated to determine whether or not to make a notice effect and what kind of notice effect to use. Next, SO
At 03, it is determined whether or not an initialization command has been received. If the initialization command is not received in SO03, the process proceeds to SO06. If the initialization command is received in SO03, the advance selection table is allowed to be changed in SO04. That is, when the power is turned on, the advance selection table A is set in the advance selection table A. Is set to a state in which another notice selection table B or notice selection table C can be changed.

Next, in SO05, control is performed to display an initial screen displayed immediately after the power is turned on. Next, in SO06, it is determined whether or not a change start command for starting the update display of the numeric symbol has been received. If the change start command has not been received in SO06, the flow returns to SO02, and the random number for lottery for performing a lottery to determine whether or not to make a preliminary announcement effect and what kind of preliminary announcement effect is to be made is updated. If a change start command has been received in SO06, the process proceeds to SO07,
It is determined whether or not the change of the notice selection table is permitted. If the change of the notice selection table is not permitted in SO07, the flow proceeds to SO09 to control the variable display according to the received command. If the change of the notice selection table is permitted in SO07, the flow proceeds to SO08 and the notice selection table switching process is performed. After performing this, the state is changed to a state where switching is not permitted, and then the process proceeds to SO09. Therefore, in the present embodiment, since the lottery for changing the notice selection table only once immediately after the power is turned on and the selection table to be changed when the notice selection table is changed, a lottery for selecting the selection table is performed. After the game machine has been turned on and the gaming machine has been turned on, the same notice selection probability is set throughout the day unless the power is turned on again. Therefore, if the same gaming machine has been playing a game for a certain period of time, the player can know what notice selection probability is being used.

In the present embodiment, a lottery is performed when the first variable display change start command is input.
When the notice selection table is changed, and when the notice selection table is changed, it is determined which notice selection table is to be selected, but when a change start command other than the first change start command is input, The lottery may be performed only once.

FIG. 39 is a flow chart for explaining a notice selection table switching process according to the second embodiment. S
In P01, a random number for switching notice change table is determined. Next, in SP02, it is determined whether or not the random number for switching the notice selection table is the reach notice selection table switching designation value. If the extracted value of the random number for switching of the advance selection table is not the reach advance selection table switching specified value, the process proceeds to SP04. The table B specified value is stored in the RAM 101a as the notice selection table specification flag, and the process proceeds to SP04. In this case, the reach announcement selection table is set to be changed with a probability of about 1/100.

Next, in SP04, it is determined whether or not the random number for switching the notice selection table is the jackpot notice selection table switching designation value. If the extracted value of the random number for the notice selection table switching determination is not the jackpot notice table switching designation value in SP04, the notice selection table switching processing is terminated, but the extracted value of the notice selection table switching determination random number is changed to the big hit notice selection table switching in SP04. If it is the designated value, the process proceeds to SP05, and a random number for selecting a jackpot announcement selection table is extracted. In the present embodiment, the big hit notice selection table is set to be changed with a probability of about 2/3.

Next, in SP06, it is determined whether or not the random number for selecting a big hit notice selection table is a B designated value or a C designated value. If the random number for selecting the jackpot notice selection table in SP06 is the B designated value, SP0
The process proceeds to step S7, where the designated value of the table B is stored in the RAM 101a as the jackpot notice selection table designation flag, and then the notice selection table switching process ends. If the extracted value of the random number for selecting the jackpot notice selection table in SP06 is the C designated value, the designated value of the table C is stored as the jackpot notice selection table designation flag in SP08, and then the notice selection table switching process ends.

As described above, in the present embodiment, as a predetermined condition of the present invention, only when receiving an initialization command (when power is turned on), a lottery is performed to determine whether or not to change the notice selection table. When it is decided to change the selection table, a lottery is performed to determine which selection table to use.

In a series of processing at the time of turning on the power,
When a random number lottery is performed, there is a possibility that the processing is performed at a certain timing, so that the lottery result may be biased to a certain result. Further, even when the same processing is performed when the initialization command is received from the game control board, the command transmission timing of the game control board of the transmission source is constant, and thus the same risk may occur. Therefore, in a state where the selection table can be changed by receiving the initialization command, a lottery to determine whether to change the selection table is performed only at the start of the first variable display that changes with the progress of the game.

By doing so, it is possible to reduce the bias of selection of the advance selection probability that the same advance selection probability is always selected because the period from power-on to reception of the initialization command is fixed. In the operation of the amusement arcade, the notice selection probability of the notice effect for each gaming machine is set to 1
Since the difference can be made on a daily basis, it is possible to prevent the player from getting bored.

As described above, in the gaming machines of the first and second embodiments, when the advance selection table is set in advance selection table A, the advance announcement is made when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Whether to keep the selection table A as it is or to select another notice selection table is determined by a predetermined lottery probability, and when the notice selection table is changed, a predetermined lottery probability is set to determine which notice selection table to use. However, for example, when a predetermined condition for changing the notice selection table is satisfied, the lottery is performed only once, and whether or not to change the notice selection table is determined. May be determined. Furthermore, when a predetermined condition for changing the notice selection table is satisfied, a lottery may be selected from a plurality of notice selection tables to determine which notice selection table to use. By changing the notice selection table by lottery in this way, it is possible to prevent the player from getting bored because the notice selection table becomes random.

In the first and second embodiments, the explanation has been made using the gaming machine in which the symbols are scrolled by the display control board receiving the change start command, but the symbols are determined. The same effect can be obtained even in a gaming machine in which the variable display is restarted immediately without receiving the fluctuation start command.

It should be understood that the embodiments disclosed this time are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall front view showing a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 2 is an overall rear view showing a partial internal structure of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the gaming board of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a part of a circuit configuration in the game control board.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration in a display control board together with a CRT for realizing image display.

FIG. 6 is a view showing various random counters used by the basic circuit on the game control board side for game control.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a command for designating a fixed symbol.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a change start command.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining display control random numbers.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a reach announcement selection table A;

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a reach announcement selection table B;

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a big hit notice selection table A;

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining a big hit notice selection table B;

FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining a big hit notice selection table C;

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of a game control main process and an interrupt process executed by the basic circuit.

FIG. 16A is a flowchart illustrating a display control main process on the display control board side. (B)
9 is a flowchart illustrating a timer interrupt process on the display control board side.

FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining a reception command buffer storage area which is a storage area of a RAM of a display control CPU for storing a command transmitted from a game control board.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a command reception interrupt process.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating a command analysis process.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating a display control process.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating a process of waiting for a change start command.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating a variable display operation setting process.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating a notice selection table switching process.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart illustrating a jackpot announcement selection process.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart illustrating a reach announcement selection process.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart for explaining the symbol change processing.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart for explaining all symbol stop waiting processing.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart illustrating a big hit display process.

FIG. 29 is a diagram for explaining the timing of symbol fluctuation based on a command received by the display control board when a jackpot announcement effect is not performed.

FIG. 30 is a diagram for explaining the timing of symbol fluctuation based on a reception command received by the display control board when performing a jackpot announcement effect.

FIG. 31 is a diagram for explaining the timing of symbol fluctuation based on a command received by the display control board when a reach announcement effect is not performed.

FIG. 32 is a diagram for explaining the timing of symbol fluctuation based on a reception command received by the display control board when a reach announcement effect is performed.

FIG. 33 is a diagram for explaining a jackpot announcement effect by a character A.

FIG. 34 is a diagram for describing a jackpot announcement effect by a character B.

FIG. 35 is a diagram for explaining a jackpot announcement effect by the character C.

FIG. 36 is a diagram for explaining a reach announcement effect due to a change in a background image.

FIG. 37 is a flowchart illustrating a jackpot display process according to a modification of the first embodiment.

FIG. 38 is a flowchart in the case of changing the selection probability of a notice effect at power-on according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 39 is a flowchart illustrating a notice selection table switching process according to the second embodiment;

[Description of Signs] 8 Variable display device, 31 game control board, 80 display control board.

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[Claims] 1. A variable display means whose display state is changeable, and can be controlled to a specific game state advantageous to a player on the condition that a display result of the variable display means becomes a predetermined specific display result. A game control unit that controls the progress of a game, and a display control unit that controls a display state of the variable display unit, wherein the game control unit changes a display state of the variable display unit. It is possible to output a command in accordance with the start condition of the variable display to be changed, the display control means, based on the command output from the game control means,
A display result deriving control means capable of variably displaying the variable display means and deriving and displaying the display result; and when it is determined in advance that a predetermined display mode is displayed on the variable display means. A notice effect control means capable of executing a notice effect for notifying a player in advance of the predetermined display mode, wherein the notice effect control means is predetermined according to the type of the input command. Selecting whether or not to execute the notice effect based on the selected probability, and executing a selection probability change control for changing the selection probability when a predetermined condition is satisfied. A gaming machine. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein when the predetermined condition is satisfied, whether or not to execute the selection probability change control is determined by lottery. 3. A plurality of types of the announcement effects are defined, and the announcement effect control means determines which of the plurality of types of advance effects to execute, based on the selection probability. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that: 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined display mode is the specific display result. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined display mode is a reach display mode. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein said predetermined condition is satisfied at a timing related to said variable display of said variable display means. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is satisfied at a timing related to the specific gaming state. 8. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is satisfied at a timing related to turning on the power of the gaming machine. 9. A state in which the notice selection probability can be changed at a timing related to power-on of the gaming machine, and the predetermined condition is satisfied at a timing related to the variable display of the variable display means. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: 10. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the notice effect is performed using a predetermined character. 11. The gaming machine according to claim 10, wherein the type of the character is changed in response to the change in the selection probability. 12. The variable display means, wherein a plurality of types of identification information are updated and displayed, and the announcement effect is performed using a display mode of a background image of the identification information. A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 11.